Archive for December 2016

New Year’s Resolutions are notoriously hard to keep. Why? Cause we create them as a way to keep ourselves in-line, without much thought or planning as to why or how we’ll succeed. New Year’s resolutions often take the place of our nagging inner voices, telling us we need to be better. Forbes’ Liz Ryan suggests…

Leading Insurance Career Site, InsuranceJobs.com Comments on Insurance Employment Trends from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Economic Situation Report The insurance industry lost 1,300 jobs in November, a drop of 118 percent from the 7,100 insurance jobs gained in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Economic Situation Report released on…

You’ve got a Masters Degree from a great university, and not much else! How can you make hiring managers see the value in your degree? A reader asks Alison Green on Ask A Manager, “I know it sounds whiny, but why does no one care about my degree? ” Green wastes no time getting…

Are you dreading your office holiday party and already thinking of excuses to bow out? If your boss expects you to attend or you feel pressure to make an appearance, Ask A Manager’s Alison Green suggests you suck it up and get into the Holiday spirit. She says: “…There are other companies where you’re really expected…

With 2016 coming to an end, now is the perfect time to review and update your LinkedIn profile to prepare for the coming year. Much like your resume, your LinkedIn profile should reflect the most up-to-date information, including any recent accomplishments or new responsibilities. Stuck on what to write? This could be a sign that…

While we all know LinkedIn profile headlines are important — and that a boring headline can be just as deadly as a bad one — few of us actually know how to write a perfect headline that’ll make us stand-out among a sea of unremarkable candidates.